Sample Essay Outlines These sample outlines will help students organize their ideas before writing an essay, a good...		Decorating Tips for the Classroom Tips for creating a more comfortable classroom atmosphere.
How to Write an Essay Encourage students to follow the step-by-step directions for writing an essay.		A Back-to-School Conversation Foster trust in the classroom through this first day of school activity.
Tips for Revising Suggestions for revising the first draft of an essay.		Bio Poem Handout Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively...
Essay Keywords Definitions of words that help students write different types of essays.		Student Baseball Cards Students make baseball cards as a way of getting to know one another.
Writing a Book Report Specific tips for writing effective book reports.		Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.
Research Paper: Revise the First Draft Tips for revising the first draft of a research paper.		Baseball Card Interview Questions Questions to accompany the Back to School Baseball Card activity.
Research Paper: Proofread the Final Draft How to proofread the final draft of a research report.		Sign In Use sign language to help lower the noise level in your classroom.
Attendance and Lunch: A Simple Set-Up An easy system for taking attendance and organizing lunch at the beginning of the day.		Personal Space Use numbers to ensure students have personal space and help them keep track of their things.
First Day Celebration Throw a "Getting to Know You" party on the first day of school.		Our First Classroom Book Build classroom community while creating your first classroom book.
How to Write a Research Paper Follow step-by-step directions to write great research papers. You'll find articles on...		Name Tags Use name tags to help you learn students' names.